Tau Beta Pi's effort to permanently endow the Association's activities that support any of our 245 collegiate chapters through our Chapter Endowment Initiative continues to see successes. The first step to endow the Wisconsin Alpha Chapter, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been taken by John W. Bolender, WI A '51. Additionally, the first step... Continue Reading →
Anniversary of First Member, Dean Initiated, & Summer Intern (June 2016)
June 15 marks the 131st anniversary of the first undergraduate student being initiated as a member of Tau Beta Pi. In 1885, Irving Andrew Heikes, PA A 1885, was initiated and became the first member of Tau Beta Pi. You can read a detailed account of the founding and early history of Tau Beta Pi... Continue Reading →
Academic All-American, 2016 Convention Schedule, & Athletics Hall of Fame (June 2016)
Tau Bate Nolan M. Lodden, IN D 2016, has been selected for the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I Baseball team. Click here for the All-America Division I first, second, and third baseball teams. Lodden is a senior electrical engineering major at Valparaiso University and first team All-American. He plays outfield for the varsity baseball... Continue Reading →
Molecular Air Purifier, Optical Science & Engineering, & Alumni Events (June 2016)
The Tampa Bay Times (FL) recently profiled a new molecular air purifier developed by professor and co-director of the Clean Energy Research Center at the University of South Florida. Yogi Goswami, Ph.D., P.E. (AL A '75), recently unveiled the 2-ft tall aluminum cylinder, which took more than two decades to perfect. Dr. Goswami started working... Continue Reading →
New President, Joint Picnic, & Founding Dean (May 2016)
John Y. Walz, Ph.D. (LA B '82), will be the next president of the Milwaukee School Engineering (MSOE), beginning July 1, 2016. Currently, Dr. Walz is dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky. Previously, he served as professor and head of the department of chemical engineering at Virginia Tech and worked... Continue Reading →
Pistilli Award, Hall of Fame, & Alumni Events (May 2016)
The Design Automotive Conference (DAC) Executive Committee will present the 2016 Marie R. Pistilli Women in Engineering Achievement Award to Soha Hassoun, Ph.D. (SD B '86), at the 53rd DAC June 5-9, in Austin, TX. The Pistilli Award recognizes women that have made important contributions in electronic design automation (EDA) and individuals that have helped... Continue Reading →
Collegiate Chapter Community Outreach (May 2016)
The National Institute of Environmental Health Science published an article about a recent outreach event organized and conducted by the local chapters of the Institute of Civil Engineers and Puerto Rico Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi conducting water quality education activities for the Puerto Rico Water Quality Monitoring Day at the University of Puerto... Continue Reading →
The Bulletin, Aerospace Opportunities, & ASTM Award
The May issue of The Bulletin is now available. The issue includes a summary of the Association's participation in the 2016 USA Science & Engineering Festival. In addition, find details on the 2016-17 TBP Fellows, How to Stay Involved as an alumnus member, the Student Advisory Board, Goldwater Scholars, and a Tau Beta Pi Day... Continue Reading →
Tau Beta Pi Fellowships, IEEE Keynotes, & Innovation Showcase
Tau Beta Pi would like to congratulate the 24 Fellows that comprise the 83rd class of Tau Beta Pi Fellowships. Nineteen of this year's Fellows will receive a $10,000 stipend for the 2016-17 year of full-time graduate study. Read the press release to see the full list of this year's Fellows. Short bios will be... Continue Reading →
JPL Director, I Became an Engineer, & Volunteers
Caltech has announced the appointment of Michael M. Watkins, Ph.D. (TX A '83), as director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and vice president at Caltech. He will begin his position on July 1, 2016. Currently, Dr. Watkins is director of the Center for Space Research at the University of Texas at Austin (UT). Previously,... Continue Reading →
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